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Changing the conversation about criminal justice
We invested in the Represent Justice campaign, which will use the momentum generated by Just Mercy to open hearts and minds, and to change the conversation about criminal justice in the United States.
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Luminate appoints experts on governance, media, technology to Advisory...
Global philanthropic organisation Luminate has appointed an Advisory Group to feed into its strategy, advise investees and partners, and offer a view on the impact being achieved by its funding.
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Fighting for the Right to Know in South Africa
Wendy Trott spoke with Right2Know’s Ghalib Galant about the organisation’s upcoming priorities and what it has learned since the Secrecy Bill in 2010.
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The future of public contracting in Nigeria
Luminate is proud to announce a new three-year grant of $900,000 to PPDC that will support their continued work on open contracting and enabling citizen engagement in public financial management.
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Driving positive narratives about change and accountability
There is a pressing need for tools that counter the perception of futility, open channels of engagement, and celebrate positive elements in government and civil service.
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Transparency And Corruption Are Not Always What They Appear To Be
Albert van Zyl, Director of IBP, and Dustin Kramer, former Deputy General Secretary of the Social Justice Coalition, respond to our Financial Transparency strategy.
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Did Google and Facebook break democracy?
Unchecked, the Internet has led our democracy into crisis. Ben Scott offers a plan to fix it.
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Listen, understand, reflect, resonate: How Avalanche helps causes win
Avalanche's innovative AI-enabled listening tool helps organizers capture insights with the depth of a focus group and the breadth of polling – all at a lower cost than existing options in the market.
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Data isn't the new oil, it's the new CO2
If you see data as CO2, it becomes clearer that its impacts are societal, not solely individual. This isn’t to abdicate individual responsibility or harm; it’s adding a new lens that we often miss entirely.
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Reflecting on the Global Conference for Media Freedom
How do we turn the intent seen at the Global Conference for Media Freedom amongst governments, media organisations, and civil society into real, concrete outcomes?
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International Fund for Public Interest Media - FAQ
Working in collaboration with BBC Media Action and others, we are currently exploring the feasibility of establishing an ‘International Fund for Public Interest Media’ to attract and deploy new capital to the sector.
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A free press is the lifeblood of democracy – journalists must not be...
We urge foreign ministers, government donors and philanthropists gathering in London for the Global Conference for Media Freedom to consider an international fund for public interest media, provide input to strengthen and...
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